Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Naruto of Serenity ❯ Chapter two ( Chapter 2 )

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Not even up for a day and already this fic has more reviews than Mercenary of the gods which has been up FOR THREE YEARS anywho your super special awesome reviews make me want to continue but I want your ideas for arcs and such only stipulation NOT A HAREM NARUTO IS TO BE PAIRED WITH RIVER, NO. ONE. ELSE. Other than that I would love your suggestions and or random quotes you want posted in my random quote corner at the beginning of every chapter I kinda want all of the quotes for this fic to come from firefly/serenity but I'll give if it's a really good quote I'll put who donated it as well at the end of the quote. I always give credit where it is due.
ch.2 is a go
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“I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar”
~Wash~
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Onboard Serenity a few days after the last chapter ended
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Naruto was sitting crosslegged in Serenity's cargo bay enjoying the silence that 3 A.M. brought to the ship. His form slowly began to levitate till he hovered a few feet off the floor. Eyes closed he slowly stood up still hovering in the air as he started to go through his Katas.
“Padre showed me vids of this, it's called Tai Chi.” Naruto began “It was an old hand to hand combat form that was used on Earth-That-Was”
Naruto slowly descended to the floor, sweat pouring off his body
“It looks like a dance” Simon said from the above catwalk “How is it a fighting style”
“Speed it up a hundred times in your head and where there was graceful turns and hand motions now stand kicks and punches” Naruto said in an annoyed tone, slightly angry that his silence had been disturbed “It helps to do them slowly so that you can feel every muscle and motion that must be used to enact a move”
“Ah” Simon stated simply as he began to walk down the stairs, sitting down on the bottom step “How did you levitate”
“By manipulating the air inside the hull I can create a cushion of air dense enough to rest my body weight on” Naruto replied as he turned to face Simon “Why do you distrust me so”
“You scared River” He replied simply “I have sworn to do everything I can to help and protect her
“Admirable” Naruto said sadly as he sat down on the bench press machine “Were it that the people of my village had a fraction of your honor and loyalty I would not be here”
“Stay away from River” Simon said
Naruto looked up at him to stare him straight in the eyes holding that look for what seemed an eternity for the both of them, but was only a minute or two “Whether you like it or not” Naruto began “I respect you, and I have promised to protect her. Why fight me when we have the same goals? But we both know the answer to that now don't we. You are afraid of losing her again and more importantly your afraid that I will be the reason you lost her”
“How” Simon questioned caught off guard
“You were raised in luxury as your clothes, mannerisms, and vocal patterns attest to” Naruto replied still holding Simons gaze “I was raised in back alleys and burn out buildings. Not by choice mind you, but until I had a chance to go to the Shinobi academy I had no way of supporting and defending myself. Ojiisan (grandfather) could only give me a small amount of money and a terrible apartment, less the villagers take or destroy whatever I gained. I learned very fast that by looking into someone's eyes and hands, and I mean really looking many things can be learned.”
Naruto sighed before continuing “Look Doc how about this I'm an ok medic when I need to be but if something major happened I would wind up on your table. If I do anything to displease you in regards to your sister, if I harm her in any way intentionally. Don't. Fix. Me.”
Simon was taken aback by Naruto's honesty and bluntness
“I just want her safe and happy” Simon said
“I know” Naruto replied “but also know this. I never break a promise, it's my way. Just as it is yours to heal . Now I've been straight with you here Simon and I always will be but in return all I ask is that you do the same for me. We both want the same thing why not combine our resources”
“You'll always be safe on my table Naruto” Simon said in defeat “But if you hurt her it won't be me you'll have to deal with. There's an old saying `Hell hath no wrath Like a woman scorned'” and with that Simon got up and walked to his room leaving Naruto with a sense that he had an ally on this ship
“What are we gonna do big guy” Naruto asked Retribution as he sat cross legged again and began to clean it's blade “Not like we have anywhere else to go huh? At least I'll always know you won't turn against me”
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An hour later
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“Can't sleep young one” Book asked Naruto who was practicing with Retribution in the cargo hold
“Book what did you mean when you guys picked me up when you cursed” Naruto asked as he lay down on the cold metal deck enjoying the cool feeling it gave to his sweat covered skin
“The Allaince has assassins, Black Ops units, and military tacticians” Book said
“What government doesn't” Naruto scoffed
“Granted” Book replied “But they also have something else. Like an assassin but better more similar to the Shinobi of your world than anything else”
“What do you mean Shepard” Naruto asked, propping himself up on his elbows to get a better look at Book
“I mean that there are at least two other cases of Abbeys mysteriously disappearing” Book replied softly
“So” Naruto asked
“So anytime a ship openly visits one of these planets it is never heard from again be it a Shepard missons ship or otherwise.” Book said again in that quiet tone “Before I became a Shepard I did some bad things son…met a lot of influential people and I can't be sure but I think I've figured out what's happened”
“Book what are you talking about” Naruto asked as he sit up fully trying to catch Shepard Book's eye
“Your planet had cars and phones and such but no guns Naruto no advanced military technology at all other than Chakra” Book replied “ Another planet I heard of had guns but had never heard of what a bladed weapons were.”
“So what” Naruto asked getting rather confused
“The Alliance monitors these planets to learn. They probably take your Shinobi training and teach it to their Assassins. I sent a request to a Shepard Rabbi to get authorization to read through the history we Shepards have. Over the past five hundred years there have been many planets like yours places that have no contact with the verse or knowledge of it and every time a Shepard missions ship lands thinking it to be a new colony all knowledge of the verse is wiped from the planet within ten years.”
“And then when everyone forgets any Shepards were there another ship is sent” Naruto stated
“Yeah” Book replied
“Shit” was all that Naruto said, a blank yet thoughtful expression coming over his features
“I think the Alliance knows we were on your planet” Book went on “Whether or not that's true and or they come looking for us I have gotten permission to give you this”
“What is it” Naruto asked taking the small box Book offered him
“Inside you will find a small disc detailing everything known on Templars. If you master what is on it I have been authorized to take you to the Templar's main Abbey to be consecrated into their order. There are also a few red templar crosses, some cloth, others not. Do with them as you choose but know this, all Shepards know to help a Templar.” Book said before walking off leaving Naruto deep in thought
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Next day
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“Coming up on Lyrain III in six hours” Wash's voice called out over the intercom
“Naruto up in the cockpit” Mal's voice called shortly after
Naruto looked up from the Chess match he was playing with himself and muttered “So close to winning too” before getting up and walking towards the cockpit
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In the cockpit
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“Whatcha want Cap'n” Naruto asked none to politely
“You got any blades smaller than that oversized meat cleaver” Mal asked in an equally polite tone
“Some throwing knives” Naruto replied
“Damn, ok how lethal are you with hand to hand” Mal asked again
“I'm a Shinobi, captain not a street punk don't doubt me” Naruto scoffed
“I want you to leave your meat cleaver on the ship, talk to Jayne, see if he'll loan you a gun till you can buy one or a blade a little less conspicuous” Mal said “I want you to tail me, Jayne, and Zoe. I'm trying to get us another job and having a man that knows how to be subtle could be helpful”
“I'm not leaving Retribution on the ship Captain” Naruto said “I can make it so that no one knows I have it if that is what you wish, but you'd have to kill me to have me part with this blade”
Mal looked and saw the look in Naruto's eye and knew arguing wouldn't get him anywhere “Fine, fine but take a gun too” Mal exclaimed as he threw up his hands in defeat “And that's not a request”
As Naruto walked out of the cockpit he heard snoring from Jayne's bunk and knocked rather loudly on it before climbing the ladder downwards
“what did ya wake me up for you blonde brat” Jayne asked roughly angry at being woken up
“Cap'n said you needed to loan me a gun till I can buy my own. Somethin about tailin you guys when we put down on Lyrain” Naruto replied with a sheepish grin
“He wants me to let you do WHAT” Jayne asked incredulously
“Just do it you meathead” Mal called from the top of the ladder
Jayne grumbled audibly about having to part with one of his guns for even a short time. He moved the curtain next to his bed aside, grabbed a revolver and threw it at Naruto. “Now get out” Jayne said in Naruto's general direction before falling back on his bunk to resume his snoring
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Six hours later, cargo hold
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“Entering atmo in seven minutes” Wash said over the intercom
“Ok Naruto here's the rundown” Mal began “I may not like the fact that you were forced upon me, but I'll be damned if I don't use you. That being said keep a distance of at least twenty feet stay in the shadows if at all possible, And please God try and blend in. When we make it to the western most end of the docks Zoe, Jayne, and myself will enter a cargo container which houses an elevator going down to where we meet our client. My challenge to you is get on that elevator without the guards and or myself figuring out your there, if things go south during our meeting appear with that oversized meat cleaver of yours and look imposing”
“And if you bust my gun I'll kill ya” Jayne added as an afterthought
Naruto just nodded his acknowledgement and donned his Assault gear
“How are you gonna be inconspicuous wearing that” Mal asked seriously
“ A Shinobi's best weapon is deception” Naruto replied before placing a Genjutsu over himself, making him for all intensive purposes invisible
“HOLT SHIT, where did he go” Jayne asked jumping up from his seat on the bench press machine
“A Shinobi never reveals his secrets” Naruto whispered from behind Jayne making him jump again
“And I thought the Doc's sister gave me the creeps” Jayne said aloud “But this takes the cake”
River chose this moment to pop up from behind a cargo crate next to Jayne, further scaring him
“Gorram it Mal these guys are gonna give me a heart attack” Jayne told Mal
“Yeah but at least the rest of us will die of laughter” Mal replied in tears over Jaynes reaction to Naruto and River's antics
“Any questions before we touch down” Mal asked as they entered atmo
“Can I get a restraining order against these two” Jayne asked seriously pointing to River and wherever he figured Naruto to be
“You know on a ship this small that would be hard” Naruto told Jayne, appearing before him for an instant then replacing the Genjutsu.
Jayne placed his hand over his heart and sat back down, praying his heart could keep up with all of this.
“Ok then let's go get this done” Mal said as he opened the cargo bay's doors when he felt the ship touch down
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A few short minutes later
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“And Mal thought this would be a challenge” Naruto thought to himself as he jumped from one ship to the next, thankful that the murmuring of the crowd was covering up the sound of his combat boots hitting the metal hulls “Well now what's this”
Naruto gazed at a man wearing a trench coat covering his whole body save his face, which was covered by an old western slouch hat. He seemed to be trailing Mal and the others, which picked at Naruto's curiosity.
As Mal, Zoe, and Jayne neared the specified cargo container Naruto noticed the man hadn't stopped following them and summoned a shadow clone to keep watch from the top of a nearby ship.
“He summons any help or seems like he's fixing to do something stupid you dispel, got it” Naruto asked his clone who merely nodded in reply
“Now comes the fun part” Naruto muttered softly, trying to find a way into the container without alerting the guards “Got it” he said, snapping his fingers
Naruto took off his combat boots and tied them to his belt loops before jumping down off of the ship he was on. He then proceeded to follow Mal and the others into the container, thankful that none of the goons had entered with them. He put his combat boots back on, wrapping them with strips of orange cloth he had cut from one of his old jumpsuits to muffle the sound of them hitting the floor.
“Wait a minute since when did a Shinobi do anything the easy way” Naruto asked himself as they stopped at their exit. He noticed that the ceiling was only fifteen feet high so he jumped up, doing a flip in midair while channeling chakra to his feet, successfully attaching himself to the ceiling “Guess those tree climbing exercises ARE useful for something”
“Well, well, well if it isn't Malcolm Reynolds come to my humble abode” A man said from the other side of a desk at the other end of the room, Naruto estimated the room to be about fifteen feet in length and about the same in width with goons bearing guns lounging on furniture placed seemingly at random about the room. “And Zoey too man it's been too long guys”
“Very clever” Naruto thought to himself as he realized that the furniture had a pattern to it. He saw that if anyone used the elevator without it's owners permission the furniture could be overturned easily to form barricades that were tiered. On a second glance he noticed that the “Goons” carried themselves in a manner that was reminiscent of Zabuza and other high level fighters he had encountered.
The man behind the desk looked like a jovial sort to Naruto with smiling eyes and a slight grin, wearing a simple light gray button down shirt that was open over a brown t-shirt. He could see cowboy boots poking out from under the desk, Naruto then noticed that the man was bald, something he had rarely seen on his world.
“Howdy do Jesse” Mal replied with a grin “I heard you had a spot of work for me”
“Well considering that you are an old army buddy and all I might” the man behind the desk replied
Naruto's eyes opened wide as he gained the memories from his dispelled clone. He released the chakra in his feet and fell behind mal in a crouch, whispering into his ear. “Alliance Captain, lots of them coming this way and two men dressed all fancy like, following at the rear”
Mal nodded in acceptance not letting his surprise show “You sure” He whispered without moving his lips
“As sure as the fact that Inara is a companion” Naruto replied softly
Mal sighed audibly as he let his head fall, bringing his gaze on the man Naruto assumed to be “Jesse” “You sold me out Jess” he said just loud enough to be heard
“I did WHAT Mal” Jesse asked with genuine surprise
“give me another reason why there are Alliance troops comin this way” Mal pleaded
Jesse seemed genuinely perplexed and consulted a handled device Naruto assumed to be a security feed of some sort “Old friend I did not do this nor do I know how you know but I thank you for the knowledge, wherever it came from, boys clear out use route B-5 and distract plan C-8 GO NOW”
The men lounging around jumped to attention, some moving onto the elevator as it quickly went back up the way it came, others began to overturn furniture as a last defense of sorts. Confirming Naruto's suspicions as to the men's combat readiness.
“I told you boys to CLEAR OUT” Jesse commanded to the men balancing rifles on the overturned furniture who hesitantly got up and moved to various positions about the room
“Mal you and yours are free to follow me out of here” Jesse called to Mal as he ran to the far right corner and began pushing the wall at various points, revealing a secret door. This action was mirrored by the men stationed around the room.
“I can lead them to another ship, and make them think someone else is firing at them captain” Naruto informed Mal
“On two conditions first quit callin me captain, my Name's Malcolm preferably Mal. Second lets be straight with my friend here” Mal told Naruto
Jesse looked at Mal with confusion, thinking that he was talking to himself until Naruto dropped his Genjutsu. When he did every man left in the room save Mal and Jayne leveled guns on him.
“Friend this here is Naruto, a…charity case one of my crew picked up, he has certain….skills that keep him on my ship, two of which he has shown you and a third he is fixing to.” Mal informed Jesse “And if he is fired upon I'll shoot you”
“Now now lets not be hasty old friend if he's your crew that's good enough for me, but what skills are you talking about” Jesse asked, replacing his gun to its holster and motioning his men to do the same
“He just appeared out of thin air didn't he, and he told me of our mutual enemies approach” Mal informed
“And the third” Jesse questioned
“He's gonna get rid of the Alliance for us” Mal replied before nodding to Naruto who disappeared in a swirl of leaves
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Back on the top of the ship Naruto stationed the clone on
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Naruto made a familiar cross shape with his fingers creating twenty or so shadow clones who henged into various forms to blend in with the crowd
“Attack from all sides and lead them to these three ships located here, here, and here” Naruto commanded, as he pulled out a map of the area and circled three different docking ports, his clones nodded in acceptance and jumped off in different directions to complete their task
“Let's watch the fun eh” Naruto muttered to himself as he watched his clones take positions in the crowd surrounding the Alliance troops expertly. Good thing I had the foresight to find out that Niska had a few ships here. With any luck the Alliance will believe he did it
Suddenly one pulled his pistol and shot an Alliance enforcer, as soon as the first shot was fired the rest began firing blindly into the alliance ranks. The Alliance put up a fierce resistance and “killed” five of his clones before the remaining fifteen split into three groups of five and took off for their respective objectives.
Naruto noticed the two men dressed in suits weren't going anywhere. He quickly replaced his Gejutsu an instant before they looked directly at where he was standing.
“Whew, that was close” He thought to himself “Now move on”
They stood there a few more moments before walking to where his clones had “died” trying to find the bodies. He smirked at their perplexed looks at finding none. They consulted each other for a few moments, Naruto decided to get closer and gather some information.
As he approached the two he heard two words that brought fire to his eyes. The taller of the two said “River Tam” and received a nod from the other.
Naruto ran behind another cargo crate, out of sight and created a few more clones to go and keep watch over Serenity and to warn Wash to prep for a fast takeoff if needed before disappearing in a swirl of leaves.
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Back in the underground room
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“MAL” Naruto yells as he begins to run to the corner that Jesse opened the door in
“Naruto?” Came Mal's questioning voice from down the dark hallway the door opened up to
“WE HAVE A PROBLEM” He yelled again as he ran headlong into the dark hallway, creating a small fire jutsu in his hand for light
“Would you shut up and tell me whats goin on” Mal commanded after Naruto almost ran into him
Panting Naruto managed to finally get his words out “Two men, suits, looking for River”
“Shit” was Mal's only response
“Jesse I need to get back to my ship” Mal told his friend
“I understand” Jesse replied “Here take this, it's co-ordinates for a new colony ask for Lawrence Jackobs and tell him I sent you to do the job, he'll have you transportin somethin that the Alliance don't like transported without one of their ships”
“Thank ya friend” Mal said as he grasped Jesse's wrist Jesse grabbed Mal's wrist in return and they shared a look for a moment or two until Jesse broke it.
“This hallway runs for another hundred feet or so until it comes up on the other side of the docks” Jesse told them
“We don't have enough time” Naruto muttered as he became more and more worried about River “Mal do you trust me”
“You've saved my hide once today why not kid” Mal replied
“Grab ahold of my shoulder Zoey, Jayne you too” Naruto commanded thankful that they did so without question before causing them all to disappear in a swirl of leaves
“Where can I get me one of them” Jesse asked himself before pulling out a small device with a big red button on it which he promptly pressed causing explosions at the entrances to all the tunnels and at points in the tunnels further blocking them from exploration
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Aboard Serenity, Cargo bay
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“what the hell” Jayne exclaimed as he grabbed his stomach in pain
“Sorry, forgot to tell you it kinda makes you nauseous the first few times you go through a sunshin (I think I spelled it right)” Naruto said while scratching the back of his head
“Gorram it you might wanna say stuff like that before hand” Jayne muttered before he sat down heavily on the bulkhead, seeming rather dazed
“WASH WE NEED TO LEAVE FIVE MINUTES AGO” Mal screamed into the intercom
“Engines are already prepped and ready cap'n” Wash replied “Taking off in a few”
“Kaylee how's the engines lookin” Mal asked again
“Alls shiny Cap'n though we do need to refit a few parts if we wanna make it safely anywhere to far away” Kaylee replied over the intercom
“Good, good” Mal muttered to himself before turning to Naruto “So how did you lead off those Alliance goons”
“I went over some docking manifests before we landed and found that Niska had a few ships docked here. They are currently being searched very thoroughly by some very angry Alliance cops” Naruto replied with a cheeky grin
“Gorram kid” Zoe said with a look of acceptance
“How did you know about Niska” Mal asked in a confused tone
“I found a back entrance into an Alliance cortex satellite a few days back and cross referenced all major known criminals with you and the crew turns out that Niska has a rather high price for you brought to him alive on some Illegal waves” Naruto replied nonchalantly
“You can hack the Alliances systems” Mal asked with disbelief
“Padre made sure that I could find my way around any computers database and for some reason the Alliance hasn't changed most of their security protocols to much over the past hundred years” Naruto told him like it was nothing
“Damn am I glad I let you stay” Mal muttered to himself
“And we are airborn” Wash's voice said over the intercom
“I'll be in my bunk” Jayne said sounding like he might be sick
“Don't forget this” Naruto told him as he tossed the borrowed pistol at Jayne's head
“Better be glad I have good reflexes kid” Jayne told him as he caught the weapon with practiced ease
“Oh you're all” Naruto began “all ta-“ Naruto was cut off as he suddenly collapsed into unconsciousness on the hard metal floor
“Gorram it what now” Mal asked as he turned around seeing Naruto's prone form “Zoe Get over here and help me get him to the infirmary, Jayne go get the Doc. That means NOW people” Mal tried to hide the concern he had for the boy but couldn't tell how well he had succeeded
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A few hours later
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“Doc what's wrong with him” Mal asked Simon
“I don't know Captain” Simon answered honestly “He seems to have just collapsed from exhaustion but he's barely breathing, and he's not in a coma either. It's almost like he's in a self induced trance or something”
River was sitting on one of the counters across for Simon and Mal with her legs draw up to her chest and her arms around them. She had been sitting there for hours barely moving, maintaining a vigil over the Blonde spread out on the table.
“How is he” Inara asked as she came into the infirmary
“Stable” Simon replied “Beyond that I don't know”
Inara looked at the blonde with concern wondering what was wrong with him
“I'll be in my shuttle” She said finally after a few minutes
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Naruto's mindscape
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“Ugh, what the hell happened” Naruto thought to himself as he held his head, trying to ward off the migraine quickly coming “It's not chakra exhaustion I didn't use very much, and even without Kyuubi I still have pretty decent chakra levels and the Tai Chi I've been doing has increased my control exponentially”
Naruto got up and looked around trying to figure out where he was
“Damnit how did I wind back up in this damn sewer” He said aloud Slowly walking around, trying to figure out where in the maze that was his mind he was.
He passed Kyuubi's cage and shivered in fear at the memories that dredged up. Thanking God that it was empty when he looked into it, though the paper seal on the front of it was still there which puzzled him a great deal.
“So basically I'm in my mind but don't know how I got here nor why I am here” He mused silently “Wonder if I can change the décor”
Naruto thought hard and willed his mindscape to alter in appearance and sighed in frustration when nothing happened. “I hope River's allright” He thought to himself
“I wonder if my chakra points got blocked somehow” He mused as he sat cross legged in the water and concentrated on his own body seeking out why he was where he was
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Back in the infirmary after what passes for nightfall on a spaceship
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“River are you going to go to bed” Simon asked his sister with concern
“Later” She assured him
“Are you sure you'll be ok in here” He asked her with concern, she replied with a look that screamed “really?”
“I'll take that as a yes” He said to himself “There's some blankets and pillows in the cabinet over there if you want them”
She nodded in reply before Simon left
“Raikou” She whispered a few minutes after Simon left and she and Naruto were alone “They tried to take your light again didn't they”
River's eyes began to become misty with concern
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Back in Naruto's mindscape
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Naruto wasn't sure what was wrong other than there seemed to be something in his Chakra coils that just felt, wrong somehow. He had tried to flush it away by pounding it by chakra, he had tried to crush it with chakra from two sides. He had tried everything he could think of, and yet still there it was, he felt sure that if he could get rid of it he would be able to get out of his mindscape.
Naruto took out Retribution and lay it flat across his lap and just stared at the blade for a long time. He noticed that it slowly began to change, growing so black that it seemed to suck the very light out of the air and that the word Mercy was written in a beautiful cursive script perpendicular to the flat of the blade at the start of the handgrip. The word seemed to glow silver and seemed to flow as well, it was enrapturing to Naruto.
“We are joined” Naruto realized suddenly “Retribution and I…we are joined not just as sword and wielder but it feel like it's my soul”
He was both comforted and confused by this realization trying to figure out the meaning of his own words. “Zabuza said before he died that `the sword is an extension of the self, a personification of one's soul, to know a person one needs but look at his sword'”
Naruto mulled over these words for what seemed an eternity, finally giving up and just accepting them as fact. Then an idea struck him granted it seemed stupid and suicidal but he could almost feel that it would work.
He grabbed Retribution and turned it around so that the tip of the blade was touching his stomach, in the area he felt the wrongness in himself. He looked again at the word at the bottom of Retributions blade and almost dropped it when he saw it start to shift into the word Justice. He knew then that he was right that he should do this.
He slowly pushed Retribution into himself amazed when it didn't seem to cut him at all. He cut out the area of wrongness in his chakra coil with Retribution and pulled the blade out slowly, realizing how much it hurt. When he was finished he again glanced at the word and noticed it had changed back to Mercy, when he looked back into himself he noticed that the area of wrongness was simply gone. Realizing his exhaustion he fell into a dreamless sleep
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Back in the infirmary
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Naruto coughed softly, which caused River's dozing form to shoot into full attention her eyes locking onto his. She smiled softly when she saw him open his eyes and look into hers.
“How long have you been there Taki” He asked her with great difficultly
“Long enough Raikou” She replied
“What time is it” Naruto asked River
“Past midnight” River replied causing Naruto's eyes to open wide in surprise
“Wow” Naruto said as he realized how thirsty he was “You think you could get me some water Taki” He asked again with difficulty
River slowly got off the counter she was on and stretched her muscles from their cramped position before walking over to the sink and filling a small cup with water.
“Here” She said as she handed him the cup
Naruto took it gratefully, struggling to get up far enough so that he could take a sip. River noticing his struggle put an arm around his back and helped him up so he could drink.
“Thank you Taki” He whispered after he had finished his drink
“ I though they had tried to steal your light again” She said softly after she resumed her earlier position on the counter
“They might have” Naruto told her “I don't remember much other than those two men in suits and collapsing in the cargo bay”
When Naruto mentioned the men in suits River seemed to freeze up, fear etched on her face
“Cold, hard, poking and prodding, they tried to steal it Raikou” River told Naruto mentally willing him to understand what she was trying to say
“Those men” Naruto asked questioningly “They tried to take your fire?”
River nodded in fear “Tall and pale, hair on face, short and squat strikes with blows of a mace”
Naruto struggled to get up, eventually giving up and creating a shadow clone to help him over to the counter. Naruto nodded his thanks to it after it helped him up on the counter, it dispelled leaving the two alone again.
“Taki” Naruto said softly, trying to console River “they're gone now, they can't hurt you anymore”
“They want my fire Raikou” River whispered, her face a mask of pure terror as she seemed to stare off into empty space
Naruto put him arm around her shoulders and pulled her close, leaning his head against hers. “It's ok Taki” he said
She started to rock back and forth muttered like a crazed person.
“Taki” Naruto asked
River continued to rock back and forth in fear
“Taki” He said again, a little more forcefully this time
River started to slow down her rocking and began to sob softly.
“It'll be ok Taki” Naruto consoled, stroking her hair with his free hand
River hugged him fiercly and buried her head in his shoulder, as she started to cry softly.
“Ssshhh, ssshh, it'll be ok” He consoled again, still stroking her hair, angry at whoever did this to her
After about ten minutes Naruto noticed her breathing begin to level out as her crying stopped, and heard her snore softly. He smiled to himself, as he continued to stroke her hair.
“You really are beautiful aren't you my waterfall” Naruto muttered softly as he leaned his head back on the wall and began snoring himself
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A/N: so what do you guys think of chapter two. I know I know more fluffyness at the end but I kinda like it you know exploring River, and Naruto's relationship they just seem good for each other you know. Anyhow comment as you wish I hope I have kept tradition with the show and as a matter of fact I downloaded the theme song offa itunes and had it on repeat the whole time I was writing it for inspiration. And as to the Allusion to Niska, there couldn't possibly be a reason for this…could there be?
Till next time
Ookami no Getsuei
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